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Seeker vs Meeker - What's the difference?

seeker | meeker |

As a noun seeker

is one who seeks.

As an adjective meeker is

(meek).

seeker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who seeks.
  • Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment, Nirvana, Salvation, or God Realization

    • Derived terms

    * truth seeker * pleasure seeker

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    meeker

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (meek)

    • meek

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Humble, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
  • * 1848:
    • Mrs. Wickam was a meek woman...who was always ready to pity herself, or to be pitied, or to pity anybody else...
  • * "Blessed are the meek , for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5)
  • Submissive, dispirited.
  • * 1920: , Main Street [http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=432765822&tag=Lewis,+Sinclair:+Main+Street,+1920&query=+meek&id=LewMain]
    • What if they were wolves instead of lambs? They'd eat her all the sooner if she was meek to them. Fight or be eaten.

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US) (of horses) To .